What you need in your medicine cabinet
If your medicine cabinet is stuffed full, chances are some of the medicines in there have either 'gone off', are never used or are too old.
Stocking up might seem like a good idea at the time but you could actually be damaging your health and throwing your money down the drain! So what do you actually need and what do the different drugs do?
First thing's first, give your medicine cabinet a spring clean
Check any 'best before' dates on boxes or bottles and chuck out anything that's gone off or should have been used within so many days of opening it.
Some pharmacies can safely get rid of certain drugs so check with them before you chuck it in the bin or flush it down the loo.
Also give your cabinet a good clean to get rid of any germs that are lingering.
Next: Read on for what medicines you should have
Where next?
- More information about health conditions
- Kid's health
- Give your body its very own MOT with our health check
- Do you really need to see the doctor? Find out who else could help
- Old wives' tales? Fact or fiction
- Foods that are better than medicine
- When do I need antibiotics?
- Ten symptoms you should never ignore
- How well are you? Take our immune system quiz to find out
- Top tips for boosting your immune system
By Vicky Woollaston
